Did Jets owner ‘look at Madden rating’ to nix Jerry Jeudy trade? Receiver doesn’t believe it
LA TimesCleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy says a report that Jets owner Woody Johnson didn’t want to trade for him because of his low player rating in the “Madden NFL” video game “is fake news.” Cleveland Browns receiver Jerry Jeudy is amused by a story circulating Thursday that New York Jets owner Woody Johnson didn’t want his team to trade for the star because his player rating in the “Madden NFL” video game series was too low. The Athletic article states that “Johnson didn’t want to make the trade because the owner felt Jeudy’s player rating in ‘Madden NFL,’ the popular video game, wasn’t high enough,” citing multiple league sources. The article also states that Johnson’s use of Madden ratings to evaluate Jeudy and other players was by his two teenage sons, whom various team and league sources told the Athletic have given their father advice on other team decisions as well. A source familiar with the workings of the Jets organization but not authorized to discuss them publicly told The Times that Madden ratings have no bearing on team decisions and that Johnson’s sons also have no influence on such matters.
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